An obese man from Australia has shown off his incredible new figure after shedding 64 kilos to become a fitness model.
Wayne Martin, 39, was a 140 kilo ‘party animal’ before swapping his takeaway addiction for protein shakes and daily gym visits.
‘I used to have a can of coke for breakfast every day and five takeaways per week,’ he said.
‘My diet was out of control and as I headed towards 40, I started to feel trapped in my own body.’
Wayne Martin, 39, (pictured) was a 140 kilo party animal before swapping his takeaway addiction for protein shakes and daily gym visits
‘My diet was out of control and as I headed towards 40, I started to feel trapped in my own body,’ he said (pictured before)
It was a midlife crisis with a difference and Wayne – who had zero confidence – decided to transform his life and finally find love.
‘I had beers every night after work and would live off takeaways as they were quick and easy,’ he said.
‘I had no idea how to lose weight but as I was living in Australia at the time, I decided to order pre-prepared healthy weight loss meals that I’d eat three times per day.’
It was a midlife crisis with a difference and Wayne – who had zero confidence – decided to transform his life and finally find love
Wayne explained that he lost half his body weight in only 12 months but said that he became too thin.
‘Once I started my healthy meal plan and exercising the weight started to fall off,’ Wayne said.
‘I now weigh 89 kilos but at one point I weighed 76 and people did warn me that I looked too thin.
‘My own mum didn’t recognise me and I decided I needed a new focus so I started at the gym in 2014 to rebuild my body.’
Wayne explained that he lost half his body weight in only 12 months but said that he became too thin
‘My own mum didn’t recognise me and I decided I needed a new focus so I started at the gym in 2014 to rebuild my body’
Wayne, who was living in Australia when he started his journey but now lives in Manchester, competed in his first fitness contest this year.
‘I then entered a fitness contest and earlier this year I won my first competition, I was so proud of myself,’ he said.
‘And after losing the weight I finally found the confidence to start dating and that’s when I met Sean.’
Wayne, who was living in Australia when he started his journey but now lives in Manchester, competed in his first fitness contest this year
‘I then entered a fitness contest and earlier this year I won my first competition, I was so proud of myself’
After meeting his partner, Sean Coates, 24, last year, Wayne has never been happier and hopes to show others that despite your age, anything is possible.
‘We are so in love and I couldn’t be happier that after spending all my adult life obese, that I finally have the man of my dreams.
‘I’d never have met someone like Sean before my transformation, he’s half my age but thanks to my weight loss I don’t look or feel my age.’
Wayne is hoping to inspire others to fulfill their dreams no matter their age or current situation.
After meeting his partner, Sean Coates, 24, last year, Wayne has never been happier at 89kg and hopes to show others that despite your age, anything is possible
He added: ‘I used to be so obese that no clothes would fit me.
‘I’d struggle to make friends and often felt ignored as people judged my appearance rather than my personality.
‘I was once told by a sales assistant in a designer store that “this is not your kind of shop”.
‘It was humiliating and I left embarrassed by my size but I had no idea how to change.’
Now Wayne is training every single day and is classed as a professional fitness model and will be entering the global championships in April 2018
‘I’m still trying to achieve the body of my dreams and after stepping up the amount of protein I eat and training every day, my metabolism is much higher now’
Now Wayne is training every single day and is classed as a professional fitness model and will be entering the global championships in April 2018.
‘I’ve got tonnes more energy now and I can step on stage with bags of confidence and self-belief.
‘I’m still trying to achieve the body of my dreams and after stepping up the amount of protein I eat and training every day, my metabolism is much higher now.
‘I hope others read my story and realise that it’s never too late to give up on life, it’s never too late.’